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COVID-19-19
crisisbut we have still prepared the entire country for the worst possible scenario, said Union
Health
Minister
Vardhan while interacting with
Health ministers and high officials of the states of the northeast, through videoconference,
in mitigation efforts to address
COVID-19-19
crisis He said that the mortality rate in the country is still around 3.3 percent and the recovery rate of
“The duplication rate of cases in the last three days has been approximately 11 days. During the last seven days, the duplication rate has been 9.9. And, in the last 14 days it is 10.7 today … we do not anticipate the worst kind of situation in India like other developed countries, but still we have prepared the whole country for the worst situation, “said Vardhan.
The comments of the
Health
Minister has arrived
in the heels of a statement made at the press conference by Lav Agarwal, Deputy Secretary
Health Ministry, saying that citizens must learn to live with the coronavirus. “While we are talking about relaxation for the confinement, we have to face the challenge of learning to live with the virus, for this we need to make the required preventive measures become part of our life, through a process of behavior change”, had Agarwal said.
in Friday.
Vardhan added that currently 843 hospitals are exclusively dedicated to
COVID-19-19 treatment of patients, who have around 1.65,991 beds. “Throughout the country, there are 1, 991 dedicated
COVID-19-19
Health centers that have 1.35,643 beds. They include insulation as well as ICU beds, “he added.
Vardhan also cited that there are 7,645 quarantine centers across the country. “We have distributed 69 lakhs of N-95 masks to various state governments. The center has distributed a total of 32.76 Lakhs PPE to state governments,” said Vardhan.
the
Health The ministry had emphasized that when migrant workers return to their home states, it is essential that all guidelines and precautions are followed regarding infection prevention and management.
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